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River City Rapists

Austin, TX hardcore supergroup the River Town Rapists assembled frontman John Motard, guitarists Doug Didjit and Gable Barber, Butthole Surfers bassist Jeff Pinkus and drummer Jay Gordon. The main topic of immediate regional controversy because of their shock-value name, the group debuted in 1998 using a self-titled ten-inch for Man’s …

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Honky

Playing hot-wired boogie rock and roll that fuses classic rock and roll swagger with punk rock and roll attitude, Honky had been shaped in 1996 by Jeff Pinkus, most widely known as the longest-lasting bassist using the Butthole Surfers. After departing the Surfers in 1994, Austin, Texas-based Pinkus busied himself …

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Butthole Surfers

Arguably probably the most infamously named band in the history of popular music — for a long time, radio found their moniker unspeakable, as well as the press deemed it unprintable — Butthole Surfers longer reigned being among the most twisted and depraved acts ever to bubble up in the …

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Melvins

The Melvins were the very first post-punk music group to enjoy the slow, sludgy sounds of Dark Sabbath. Their music can be oppressively sluggish and heavy, just without any from the ridiculous mystical lyrics or the indulgent acoustic guitar solos; it’s just one single substantial, oozing pile of dark slime. …

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